Championship 1987/88

Wigan

Coach
Graham Lowe
Captain
Ellery Hanley
Biggest home crowd
36,895 (vs. Manly in round 1)
Average home crowd
14,459
Top pointscorer
Ellery Hanley (124)
Top tryscorer
Ellery Hanley (31)

Results

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Date Day Competition   Opposition   Score Captain(s) Coach(es) Venue Crowd Rank  
Aug 23 Sun CSU H     * Halifax W 44-12     The Bowl 4,757 View
30 Sun League H     Hull FC W 38-4   G Lowe Central Park 13,554 2nd View
Sep 6 Sun League     A Swinton W 26-8   G Lowe Station Road 5,640 2nd View
13 Sun LC (1)     A Barrow W 36-2   G Lowe Craven Park 5,950 View
20 Sun League H     Castleford W 44-18   G Lowe Central Park 12,893 1st View
23 Wed LC (2) H     Salford W 42-2   G Lowe Central Park 11,633 View
27 Sun League     A Leigh W 36-8   G Lowe Hilton Park 11,378 1st View
30 Wed LC (SF)     A Widnes W 20-12   G Lowe Naughton 7,306 View
Oct 4 Sun League H     Leeds W 26-6   G Lowe Central Park 13,530 1st View
7 Wed 7:45pm WCC H     Manly W 8-2 E Hanley G Lowe Central Park 36,895 View
11 Sun LC (F) H     * Warrington W 28-16   G Lowe Knowsley 20,234 View
18 Sun League H     Halifax L 14-17   G Lowe Central Park 13,353 3rd View
Nov 1 Sun League     A Leeds D 18-18   G Lowe Headingley 14,246 2nd View
15 Sun JPST (1) H     Sheffield W 34-8   G Lowe Central Park 7,484 View
21 Sat JPST (2) H     Castleford W 26-16   G Lowe Central Park 9,613 View
29 Sun JPST (3)     A Salford W 16-12   G Lowe The Willows 7,986 View
Dec 2 Wed League     A Castleford L 10-12   G Lowe Wheldon Road 6,094 5th View
6 Sun League H     Leigh W 34-24   G Lowe Central Park 11,087 5th View
12 Sat JPST (SF) H     * Leeds L 6-19   G Lowe Burnden Park 13,538 View
20 Sun League     A Hunslet W 38-10   G Lowe Elland Road 3,582 4th View
27 Sun League H     St Helens L 22-32   G Lowe Central Park 23,809 5th View
Jan 1 Fri League     A Warrington D 15-15   G Lowe Wilderspool 10,056 5th View
5 Tue League     A Halifax W 16-14   G Lowe Thrum 8,210 3rd View
10 Sun League H     Bradford L 16-18   G Lowe Central Park 10,984 3rd View
17 Sun League     A Salford W 14-6   G Lowe The Willows 6,459 2nd View
30 Sat CC (1) H     Bradford W 2-0   G Lowe Central Park 9,825 View
Feb 14 Sun CC (2) H     Leeds W 30-14   G Lowe Central Park 25,110 View
21 Sun League     A Widnes W 16-12   G Lowe Naughton 12,147 5th View
27 Sat CC (3) H     Widnes W 10-1   G Lowe Central Park 18,079 View
Mar 6 Sun League H     Hull KR W 16-4   G Lowe Central Park 11,252 4th View
12 Sat CC (SF) H     * Salford W 34-4   G Lowe Burnden Park 20,783 View
16 Wed League H     Warrington L 2-6   G Lowe Central Park 12,338 6th View
20 Sun League     A Hull FC L 12-18   G Lowe Boulevard 6,271 6th View
23 Wed League     A Hull KR L 0-8   G Lowe Craven Park 4,148 6th View
27 Sun League H     Widnes W 28-2   G Lowe Central Park 14,236 6th View
Apr 1 Fri League     A St Helens W 10-9   G Lowe Knowsley 21,813 4th View
4 Mon League H     Swinton W 42-16   G Lowe Central Park 11,136 4th View
10 Sun League     A * Bradford W 14-10   G Lowe Valley Parade 11,310 4th View
13 Wed League H     Salford W 52-22   G Lowe Central Park 10,125 3rd View
17 Sun League H     Hunslet W 62-10   G Lowe Central Park 10,972 3rd View
24 Sun PT (1) H     Warrington L 12-24   G Lowe Central Park 15,732 View
30 Sat CC (F) H     * Halifax W 32-12   G Lowe Wembley 94,273 View

42 games
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Legend

H = Home
A = Away
N = Neutral/Alternative Venue
W = Win
L = Loss
D = Draw

Players

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Player ↓ Age Born Rep League Games Cups/Other Totals
App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S App Int Tot T G FG Pts B S  
BELL, Dean 26 Auckland New Zealand 12 - 12 6 - - 24 - - 6 2 8 2 - - 8 - - 18 2 20 8 - - 32 - - List
BETTS, Denis 18     1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - List
BYRNE, Gerard 25     21 4 25 7 - - 28 - - 8 1 9 - - - - - - 29 5 34 7 - - 28 - - List
CASE, Brian -   Great Britain England 17 - 17 - - - - - - 14 - 14 1 - - 4 1 - 31 - 31 1 - - 4 1 - List
DERMOTT, Martin 20     8 1 9 - - - - - - 3 - 3 - - - - - - 11 1 12 - - - - - - List
EDWARDS, Shaun 21   Great Britain 15 2 17 8 - - 32 - - 16 - 16 7 - - 28 - - 31 2 33 15 - - 60 - - List
GILDART, Ian 18 Manchester   10 4 14 1 - - 4 - - 3 5 8 - - - - - - 13 9 22 1 - - 4 - - List
GILL, Henderson 27 Huddersfield Great Britain England 13 1 14 11 11 - 66 - - 13 1 14 6 1 - 26 - - 26 2 28 17 12 - 92 - - List
GOODWAY, Andy 26   Great Britain England 24 - 24 16 - - 64 - - 15 - 15 7 - - 28 - - 39 - 39 23 - - 92 - - List
GREGORY, Andy 26   Great Britain 18 - 18 2 9 1 27 - - 16 - 16 1 3 - 10 - - 34 - 34 3 12 1 37 - - List
HAMPSON, Steve 26   Great Britain 25 - 25 5 3 - 26 - - 14 - 14 5 1 - 22 - - 39 - 39 10 4 - 48 - - List
HANLEY, Ellery 27   Great Britain England 21 - 21 22 - - 88 - - 12 - 12 9 - - 36 - - 33 - 33 31 - - 124 - - List
INGRAM, Dave 13     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
IRO, Kevin 19   New Zealand 13 - 13 4 1 - 18 - - 9 - 9 6 6 - 36 - - 22 - 22 10 7 - 54 - - List
IRO, Tony 20     7 - 7 3 - - 12 - - 4 - 4 3 - - 12 - - 11 - 11 6 - - 24 - - List
KISS, Nicky -   Great Britain 17 1 18 2 - - 8 - - 13 - 13 2 - - 8 - - 30 1 31 4 - - 16 - - List
LUCAS, Ian 20     11 9 20 - - - - - - 3 5 8 - - - - - - 14 14 28 - - - - - - List
LYDON, Joe 24 Wigan Great Britain 9 1 10 6 20 - 64 - - 11 - 11 2 9 - 26 - - 20 1 21 8 29 - 90 - - List
MARSHALL, David -     7 5 12 4 - - 16 - - - - - - - - - - - 7 5 12 4 - - 16 - - List
POTTER, Ian 29   Great Britain England 19 1 20 - - - - - - 15 - 15 - - - - - - 34 1 35 - - - - - - List
PRESTON, Mark 21     5 - 5 8 - - 32 - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - 6 - 6 8 - - 32 - - List
RODGERS, Craig -     3 1 4 1 1 - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - 3 1 4 1 1 - 6 - - List
RUSSELL, Richard 18     14 3 17 1 22 - 48 - - 3 6 9 2 2 - 12 - - 17 9 26 3 24 - 60 - - List
SHELFORD, Adrian 24 Christchurch New Zealand 14 1 15 - - - - - - 6 - 6 - - - - - - 20 1 21 - - - - - - List
STAZICKER, Ged 20     - 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - - List
STEPHENSON, David 29   Great Britain 4 - 4 3 17 - 46 - - 10 - 10 2 32 - 72 - - 14 - 14 5 49 - 118 - - List
WANE, Shaun 23 Wigan Great Britain 10 3 13 - - - - - - 5 4 9 1 - - 4 - - 15 7 22 1 - - 4 - - List
WEST, Graeme 34   New Zealand 20 5 25 3 - - 12 - - 8 1 9 1 - - 4 - - 28 6 34 4 - - 16 - - List
28 players 12 cur. / 16 tot. 23.60 26 games 113 84 1 621 0 0 16 games 57 54 0 336 1 0 42 games 170 138 1 957 1 0  

* Greyed out numbers in the table below indicate that the corresponding data is incomplete.
Age is sorted on both years and days. Other columns use player name as a secondary sort, or squad number if applicable.

Legend

Rep = Representative Status
App = Starting Appearances
Int = Interchange Appearances
T = Try/Penalty Try
G = Conversion/Penalty Goal
FG = Field Goal/Drop Goal
Pts = Points
B = 5/10 Minute Sin Bins
S = Sendoffs

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89